Where does “heucheln” come from?
heucheln (German) comes from Middle Low German hüchelen, from Proto-Germanic hiwją, from Proto-Indo-European ḱew-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.
heucheln (German): to feign ; to be hypocritical
Definitions
- to feign ; to be hypocritical
Ancestry of “heucheln”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | hüchelen | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hiwją | appearance, blee; form, shape; mold, mildew |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱew- | skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷṓws | cattle |
Words derived from “heucheln”